Two simple questions...shell scrips and icons

vdogvictor · 04-11-2004, 07:42 PM

How do I make a shell script file? (equivalent of a batch file in windows/DOS). What is the extension for the file? also does anyone know how to use desklaun to make an icon in Ice Window Manager?

vectordrake · 04-11-2004, 07:51 PM

Make your batch with your favorite editor. Save it as example.sh

Execute in one of 2 ways:
1) sh example.sh
2) make it an executable---> chmod a+x example.sh
execute it like any other---> ./example.sh

vdogvictor · 04-11-2004, 11:52 PM

thanks

michaelk · 04-12-2004, 04:05 PM

Actually, linux does not care about extensions. All you need to do to make it executable is change the permissions via chmod.

There is lots of help via the web with shell programming but the first line needs to be:
#!/bin/bash

vectordrake · 04-12-2004, 05:49 PM

oops. forgot that line - I don't script often